In this sermon I try to awaken a sense of urgency, both for unbelievers and professed believers alike, to examine our spiritual lives and see our immediate need for an intimate, saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

The Unsent S.O.S.
You may remember a story that was all over the news back in October of last year. Two women were rescued by the US Coast Guard after being adrift at sea for nearly 5 months. They were on sailboat that sustained damage to the mast and lost the use of its motor.
Jennifer Appel and
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Lesson Goal
I hope to encourage the preaching of real revival not just a special event, a church growth campaign or a counterfeit.
Lesson Intro
There are many events in recent church history that have been called a revival, but not all of them were genuine revivals. Some were an apostasy.
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This teaching reveals the new age trick of the devil against the church and it's growth. The Devil has been conquered and out rightly subdued.

BIBLE VERSE: MATHEW 13:25, HAGGAI 2:22
holy, holy, holy is the Lord, the one who was, is and is to come.
As I write under the influence of the Holy ghost, it is my heart desire that this teaching will fulfill purpose and a actualize vision that is aimed at bring the truth at the
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The Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Chapter eight of Acts begins with the spreading of the gospel out of Jerusalem. Saul’s (Paul) persecution of the Christians there had driven everyone out but the apostles from Jerusalem. These persecuted Christians spread out to the Judean villages like
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Just as we do something to receive salvation by calling on the Lord, we must do something to
se revival. Here are some points to make it happen.

REVIVAL YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN
2 Chr 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chr 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be
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Hezekiah the king of Judah was faithful to God and trusted him through great opposition bringing revival to the nation when it was far away from God.

**INTRODUCTION**
Many people in the Bible are known for different things. King David was known for killing the giant Goliath. What would you say Moses was known for? What about Joshua, what was Joshua known for? Today we are going to learn about Hezekiah.
Q. What was Hezekiah known for?
A.
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Introduction - Song of Solomon 2:1-13
These verses hold such an so endearing a view of the grace and love of the Lord Jesus,
as must be a very cold heart, not to feel a warmth of affection in them.
Jesus is represented as calling upon his church to arise and come forth with Him,
and He
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Sermon examines Daniel's life from childhood to old age, taking lesson on his source of courage and consecration to the Lord.

Daniel 1:1-8
12/28/14
I want to talk with you a few minutes this morning about a man named Daniel.
First, come with me to his childhood days.
Daniel was born into a princely family; he was in the linage of the great King David. I’m sure he grew up hearing stories about his great ancestor
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God had sent one prophet after another to warn Israel of impending judgment. Rather then heeding the many warnings, they continued to live in a fantasy world, void of reality. Sadly many today continue this path, refusing to admit their great need.

Living a Fantasy
Hosea 6:4, 7:8ff
As you study the book of Hosea, God’s love for His people is easily discovered. While they had turned their backs on him, seeking the gods of this world and the pleasures of the flesh, God continued to pursue them by His grace. In the chapters between our last
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2 Chron. 14-15
1-4-15
Today is the first Sunday of a new year, the second Sunday of this church and I would like to talk with you a little bit about why we’re here and where we hope to go from here. I have been pastoring for over 30 years and during that time I have come to one crucial
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America's core problems have not changed. Ultimately the solution will not be political, but depends upon choices the church makes.

2 Chron. 7:14
Richard Tow 9/18/16
I take as my subject this morning “The Solution for America.” America is in trouble. Almost everyone recognizes that. Our national debt is over $ 19 trillion. We have another housing bubble taking shape. The threat of war rattles throughout the world: in the
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Where do you go when you feel weak, powerless, and defeated?
Isaiah gives us hope by sharing with us 3 truths to restore hope and be strengthened by the Lord.

FINDING NEW STRENGTH IN THE LORD
Isaiah 40:28-31
This prophecy of Isaiah is during a very dark time in the nation of Judah. God had delivered them from the Assyrian Army decades ago, but Judah has continued in sin and been judged. Isaiah had prophesied and it is now happening that Babylon has
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STONES IN HEAPS OF RUBBISH
Theme Scriptures: Nehemiah 4:1- 2
1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble
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Message 5 from Jonah. This message expands on the subject of repentance began in the previous sermon.

Chico Alliance Church
Pastor David Welch
Jonah Series #5
“Repentance”
Last week, we reached the pinnacle of the narrative in Jonah where God mercifully spared a thoroughly wicked people equivalent to modern-day ISIS terrorists who responded to the preaching of one man -- Jonah. At first,
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Message 6 in our Jonah series. This message explores the place of revival in history.

Chico Alliance Church
Pastor David Welch
Jonah Series #6
“Revive Us Again”
Last time we explored the topic of repentance. God orchestrated the greatest crusade in history through the preaching of one man. The Ninevite crusade included every single person in a city of 120,000. He did it
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